Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Grand Rapids Police Chief Winstrom leaving for Florida job
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom is becoming the new police chief in Pensacola, Florida. Winstrom has spent the past four years as the top cop in the Furniture C...
Michael Arney Feb 04, 2026 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.

Local beer history presentation Thursday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 200 years of local beer history will be on display tomorrow in Kalamazoo as part of Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week. Brewery Outr will have a free presentation led by...
Michael Arney Feb 04, 2026

AUDIO: Kalamazoo-based recycling company gets national spotlight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local company that is a leader in recycling has gotten a national spotlight. Kalamazoo-based Schupan and Sons was recently featured on CNBC's "Now We Know" program. The ...
John McNeill Feb 04, 2026 Nicolas Raymond / CC

Democratic Party leaders in Kalamazoo on ICE: "This can't go on"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic Party leaders in Kalamazoo held a panel discussion last night at the Crawlspace Comedy Theatre in front of a packed house as they talked about U.S. Immigration ...
Michael Arney Feb 04, 2026

Calhoun County Treasurer, Independent Bank launch Homebuyer Assistance Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Treasurer Melinda Weaver is partnering with Independent Bank to announce the launch of the Calhoun County Homebuyer Assistance Program. It's an effort to...
Michael Arney Feb 03, 2026

AUDIO: Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo announces restructuring of four schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo has unveiled a major restructuring plan for four of its schools, St. Monica, St. Augustin Cathedral School, Light of Christ Academy, and ...
Michigan News Network staff Feb 03, 2026 Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo sign (Photo by John McNeil)

Congressman Barrett introduces term limits for federal judges
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Congressman Tom Barrett has introduced a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of federal judges. The amendment would also apply to the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Michael Arney Feb 03, 2026 Congressman Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte. (Photo courtesy of the office of Tom Barrett).

Kalamazoo's annual Point in Time Count of the homeless rescheduled for Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The annual census of Kalamazoo's homeless population had been scheduled for last month but had to be delayed because of the intense cold. It's now been rescheduled. The Po...
John McNeill Feb 03, 2026 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com

Kalamazoo looking at urban density for housing crisis
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is looking at urban density to help tackle the housing crisis in the community. The city commission got a look last night at a study that would reima...
Michael Arney Feb 03, 2026 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)

Man sentenced to prison for throwing pipe bomb at police
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Being convicted by a jury in December of throwing a pipe bomb at police on July 4th last year has resulted in Morgan Parish of Van Buren County being sentenced to at least 3...
Michael Arney Feb 03, 2026 Van Buren County courthouse (photo by John McNeil)




